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Rhonda Brooks

Agronomy Editor, Farm Journal

Rhonda Brooks is the Agronomy Editor for Farm Journal and AgWeb, covering all aspects of crop production. A Missouri native with a background in agricultural communications, she has previously worked on multiple Farm Journal brands.

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Sprayer applying burndown herbicide on a tilled filed for post harvest weed control
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Is Zero Tolerance For Weed Escapes The New Standard?
As herbicide resistance builds, Extension urges farmers to diversify control tactics and use as many tools as possible this season.
February 03, 2026 03:06 PM
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Western Corn Rootworm: How To Stay Ahead Of The Billion‑Dollar Bug
Farmers are turning to crop rotation, sharp scouting, and diversified tactics — along with Bt — to keep the pest from taking a huge bite out of yield potential.
February 02, 2026 04:23 PM
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Put More Spray Where It Pays
Drift reduction adjuvants help keep products where you want them in the field and deliver measurable yield results.
January 29, 2026 10:58 AM
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farmer holding soybean seeds in his hands in a tilled field
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Why Soybeans Don’t Need A Perfect Stand To Deliver High Yields
Purdue’s Shaun Casteel shares three lessons from the field on the value of letting your soybeans ‘improvise, adapt and overcome’ early in the season.
January 27, 2026 01:47 PM
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Talc And Graphite With ‘Added Benefits’?
Swapping your fluency agent for a value‑added product could turn a routine step at the planter into real ROI.
January 23, 2026 03:38 PM
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Scientists Examine Roots
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Umbrella vs. Deep Diver: Which Corn Root Personality Fits Your Farm?
New research shows that pairing hybrid root architecture with your tillage system and residue management is a way to grow more bushels.
January 22, 2026 11:28 AM
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Faster Tillage, Smarter Spraying: John Deere Expands Its Machinery Lineup
New high-speed disk models offer autonomous operation while See & Spray provides new upgrades, delivering more ways for farmers to manage heavy residue and stubborn weeds.
January 22, 2026 08:00 AM
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Checklist for Success
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Control the Controllables To Capture More Bushels
High-yield growers David Hula and Randy Dowdy say three things deserve your sharpest focus now: your planter, fertility program and seed.
January 16, 2026 01:25 PM
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Unmask the ‘Party’ in Your Corn Crop
Crown rot is showing up more frequently in Midwest cornfields. Plant pathologists say it’s likely a multi-pathogen disease and offer five practical ways to address it this season.
January 15, 2026 02:05 PM
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HERMON Offers Farmers Fresh Hope In The War On Weeds
A new multi-state monitoring network using unique diagnostic tools is hard at work, identifying herbicide-resistant weed populations faster so farmers can get a leg up on control before the problem gets totally out of hand.
January 14, 2026 01:30 PM
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